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Facebook just received a scathing civil -rights audit. Civil-rights leaders want more companies to welcome this kind of independent scrutiny.

As protests erupted, the company offered kind gestures ... and allowed bigotry to stand.

The boycott leaders "didn't hear anything today to convince us that Zuckerberg and his colleagues are taking action," said Free Press Co-CEO Jessica J. Gonzalez.

An independent audit faulted the social network for allowing hate speech and disinformation to thrive.

The report warns that the social media company may be “driving people toward self-reinforcing echo chambers of extremism.”

The audit found that the social-media giant had made “vexing and heartbreaking decisions” on hate speech and voter suppression.

Civil-rights activists seeking a crackdown on hate speech said the company had treated their meeting as an empty 'PR exercise'.

Civil-rights groups blasted Facebook's leadership after meeting with CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives to discuss the demands of a large advertiser boycott.

Facebook has been under fire for its handling of hate speech, with hundreds of companies pulling advertising dollars as part of the #StopHateForProfit boycott.

Civil-rights organizers said they remained unconvinced that the social network is taking enough action against hate speech and disinformation.